Monday 3/8/10
-Went to see orthopedic doctor for follow up on my dislocated shoulder. I’m probably going to hold off on surgery unless it slips out again for now.
-Met with David G. to go over rough draft of Chapter 1 of my thesis.  I have a lot of work to do, but I’m on my way…
-Went to City Court to get my bike light citation (from the accident) signed off.  I thought the website said there was free parking, so I circled that area of downtown about 10 times looking for free parking.  Turns out it was “fee” parking.  A kind stranger gave me a full day pass he no longer needed for a lot so I didn’t have to pay after all.  I waited two hours to see a clerk before finding out all I needed to do was find an officer and have him sign off to overturn the charge.  That took five minutes…
-Finished The Jew Within by Eisen and Cohen.  Fascinating look at contemporary Jewish association and implications for the future.
-Started An Introduction to Early Judaism by James C. VanderKam.

Tuesday 3/9/10
-Started Sacred Fragments by Neil Gillman – “Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew”.

Thursday 3/11/10
-Biblical Hebrew midterm was pretty easy – so far we have read parts of Ruth, as well as the Menasseh story from 2 Kings.

Friday 3/12/10
-Ate at Wilko at University and Park with Bryce.  This place has remodeled itself several times; its latest reincarnation is as a classy casual wine bar and restaurant.  We very much liked the food – Bryce had macaroni and cheese and I had a lightly sauced penne that were very delicious.  Excellent service too.
-Watched Alice in Wonderland at the theater, Tim Burton’s sequel to the original story.  I loved the visual effects (although we didn’t watch in 3D), and the characters were well-done, but the story still fell flat for me.  I couldn’t relate well enough to the plot or something.

Saturday 3/13/10
-Start of Spring Break!!!!
-Bryce and I went to the Fox Theater downtown to watch a concert by Israeli star David Broza.  He played a lot of Spanish/Hebrew songs that were good (he is amazing on guitar), but the ones I liked best were the famous Bedouin Love Song and Yihye Tov.

Sunday 3/14/10
-Dad called me on Skype to let me know a letter from HUC had arrived. He read it to me…I was accepted into the Rabbinical Program! Now for travel, financing, and other planning.

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